Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
This is part of my Startup Advice series. I often have career discussions with entrepreneurs – both young and more mature – whether they should join company “X&# or not. I usually pull the old trick of answering a question with a question. My reply is usually, “is it time for you to earn or to learn?&#. Let’s face it.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
Because I was the Acting CTO for eHarmony at it's start, I quite often get introduced to people who have an idea for a startup company that is based on some kind of matching algorithm. They describe the company as the eHarmony of careers, clothes, jobs, college, tutoring services, doctors, service companies, investments, etc. In fact, you can get a good idea of these various things by just searching on Google for "eHarmony of" startup.
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Santa Monica-based Boingo Wireless is behind a big promotion announced today by search engine giant Google , where Google will be offering free Wi-Fi to travelers at airports across the country. Google said today that it will offer free wireless at 47 airports, including Las Vegas, San Jose, Boston, Baltimore, Burbank, Houston, Indianapolis, Seattle, Miami, Ft.
Eric Greenspan
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Remember Band Aid? Feed the World? One of my all time favorite songs. Well, it’s that time of the year so I thought I’d share the lyrics and I found the list of participants as well. Have fun with this. It’s Christmastime. There’s no need to be afraid. At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade. And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 28, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009 -- Cal Poly Pomona Technology Incubator Showcase and Networking. Come to Cal Poly Pomona to view and network with university talent and view the Cal Poly Pomona Incubator Lab Projects. Students and entrepreneurs in residence have worked together to produce new technology and applications with an emphasis on internet software and mobile applications.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
We will be live streaming this Thursday 7-9pm PST ( click here to watch live ) from BlankSpaces. ZexSports and PacSun are putting an amazing panel together to discuss the value of key social influencer's, where they are on your social network, and how targeting these potential brand evangelists will have a positive influence on your social media network and ROI.
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SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally).
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the call tracking firm headed by former Callwave CFO Jason Spievak, has inked a deal with online marketing and affiliate firm LinkTrust, the two said today. According to the two, they have launched a new pay-per-call service which uses RingRevenue's technology. Linktrust operates an online service for affiliate tracking and lead management.
Eric Greenspan
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Remember Band Aid? Feed the World? One of my all time favorite songs. Well, it’s that time of the year so I thought I’d share the lyrics and I found the list of participants as well. Have fun with this. It’s Christmastime. There’s no need to be afraid. At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade. And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 28, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009 -- The Marketing SIG Presents. Let Them Complainand#8232;! How to Leverage the Voice of the Customerand#8232;and#8232; CommNexus. Learn how to analyze customer feedback to positively impact your CRM marketing. Both large and small companies have the need to implement measurement tools for increased ROI and visibility, especially in this economy, yet many do not know how to begin.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
There are tons of healthcare products being developed for your mobile devices but MedApps feels that they are being developed for people that don't need them. What they have created is a dedicated device that requires no interaction on the patients' part making it totally automatic. Which I agree with, how man 70 or 80 year olds do you see walking around with an iPhone , HTC Touch Pro, Blackberry etc.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 craze. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 wares. Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard.
Daradiction
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Darrell Smith is one of my favorite people on the planet, plus he’s playing one of my all time favorite tones (something he says he made for me, but I hardly believe him). What I love about Darrell is he brings out the best version of me. Truly a hero of mine, and so I’m honored to call him a friend. So take a listen and dive in to some deep tone and check out what the M13 box can do.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Los Angeles-based software-as-a-service developer CrownPeak has expanded the breadth of its offerings, saying this morning that it has launched a set of content management and marketing tools. CrownPeak said its new offering, the Online Marketing Management Suite, is targeted at online marketers, and helps them test, target, and measure content relevance in its web sites, landing pages, banner ads, mobile devices, social media, and other channnels.
Eric Greenspan
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
First, my thanks to Tim Draper for allowing me to use his song in my entrepreneur presentations at UCLA, Anderson School of Business and USC, Marshall School of Business. This song is the heart of soul of many entrepreneurs like me and I love sharing it. I’m actually working (per Tim’s request) on a new version of his song. Stay tuned for that, but here’s the lyrics from Tim’s version along with a link to the actual song itself.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009 -- PITCHFEST Dinner and VC Auction. SDVG. The three Finalist companies will each make their pitch to our 300+ person audience. The audience will cast ballots for their choice of winner, and the winning company will be presented with a $20,000 check that night! See [link] (more).
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
Envolve is a very early stage start-up company based out of San Francisco with a goal to enable meaningful conversation all over the web in real-time. They do this by providing websites with a Facebook style chat system that is enabled with a small line of javascript embedded into the web-page. This gives a website a small widget on the bottom right hand corner of the page that you can enable and disable.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
This is part of my Startup Advice series of posts. I heard Bruce Dunlevie of Benchmark Capital say these words at a conference in London nearly 10 years ago. I jotted the words down (I normally pay little attention to anything said at conferences. Most of it is BS) and thought about them much over the years. I later learned that the quote was taken from somewhere else ( perhaps as early as the 13th century!
Daradiction
NOVEMBER 22, 2009
If you don’t yet know about Charity Water, it’s an amazing story. In just three years it’s blossomed to an international movement to provide clean water to folks that need it. This year they raised $12M so far is the word on the street. Truly and inspiring story from Charity Water founder Scott Harrison, also video below: ——————-.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Pasadena-based eSolar , the Idealab startup developing solar thermal power plant technology, said today that it has added George (Chip) A. Hambro, the retired Chief Operating Officer of First Solar, to its board of directors. Hambro was at First Solar for eight years, through its IPO. Hambro has also served at Goodrich Aerospace and ITT. eSolar is developing technolog for solar thermal power, which are being applied to utility-scale solar power projects.
Eric Greenspan
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
Home Sweet Home In October of 2008, I was sitting in front of Quicken about to make my mortgage payment. I looked online at Countrywide’s website and I realized I had added a ton of negatively amortized equity back into my loan over the past few years. This never mattered up until then as the house continued to grow in value way ahead of the neg-am.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009 -- SoCal Cleantech: Surviving and Thriving During the Downturn. Few cities are both so cognizant of the problems of pollution and as poised to make a difference as Los Angeles. The power of its research institutions and diversified industrial base makes it one of the most compelling opportunities for green entrepreneurship and environmental change.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
L.A. Tech Week held at the Business Technology Center in Altadena is one of the gems of tech events held in Southern California in my opinion. Why a gem? Well for one its held in Altadena and two it's a fresh change of scenery. TechZulu has been attending the L.A. Tech Week event going on 2 years now. For those past two years it was consistently a new crowd of folks that you wouldn't consider being part of the "L.A.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
This is part of my Startup Advice series. Before I started my first company in 1999 I worked for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). One of the things I noticed was that when really talented people – The “A players&# – wanted to quit, the firm would quickly scramble to try and keep that person from resigning. Suddenly it was star treatment and all sorts of promises about the future.
Jason Nazar
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
This month (in lieu of our normally scheduled Startups Uncensored Series, which will resume in Jan ‘10) we are hosting a very a mixer for Job Seekers and Los Angeles Tech Companies. Docstoc is putting this event on with our friends at JobNob. Come meet a group of cool new start ups and talented job seekers at this informal networking happy hour where you can find startup jobs.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Los Angeles-based Funny or Die , the online comedy video site started by Will Ferrell, said today that it has launched its own, branded YouTube channel. The firm said the channel will feature videos from the firm's own site. According to Funny or Die, videos features on YouTube will continue to premiere on its own site, and will only be featured on Funny or Die's YouTube channel for a limited time.
Eric Greenspan
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
If you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring the December event in LA, I will be working with a group of social media folk including the conference creator @jeffpulver for the LA Meetup in December (date tbd). Please add me on Facebook if you wish to be involved and message me. My email addy is on FB as well. Tags: eric david greenspan.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009 -- Alternative Financing. Your family, angels, and VCs aren't the only sources of funding for a growing business. This workshop will show you the various options available and provide you all the alternatives you can explore to finance your company. You will learn what to consider if looking at equity equivalent financing (grants, strategic partners, etc.) and different forms of available debt (SBA loans, factoring, PO financing, etc.).
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Guest post by Jim Alden @TechFrog. Everything is about compromise right? There is no perfect situation in any aspect of life. Want an iPhone and the plethora of apps it offers? You must put a ring on the finger of AT&T. Want to be on another network? Fine, but you’ll have no access to that huge cookie jar of applications. Although Android phones are not that new, multiple networks here in the US are adding them to their lineup.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 7, 2009
This is part of my series on Raising Venture Capital. I’m sure I’ll spark the ire of some VC’s for saying so, but there is certainly such a thing as black-out days in venture capital. It’s worth you knowing this so you don’t waste your time. It’s also very important to understand so that you can properly plan when you raise money.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
Handling PR with VCs. This is part of my series on How to Raise VC but could equally be filed under Startup Advice more generally. I recently got a phone call from an entrepreneur whom I respect and who runs a company that I hope will do great things one day. He had pitched me in the past and I told him that for a variety of reasons his company was too early stage for me but that I would happily keep track of their progress.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 1, 2009
Turn Your Organization Inside Out. This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. The world has changed much since I started my first company in 1999. As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. In the first 4 years of running BuildOnline we were an “Outside In&# organization.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 22, 2009
The topic of whether in-stream advertising has heated up. I just read well written pieces on the topic by Ross Kimbarovsky , Robert Scoble , Paul Carr and the NY Times. I myself recently covered the topic when I spoke about why GRP Partners invested in Ad.ly. Let me lay out my defense of In-Stream Advertising because I believe the topic is really important. 1.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 9, 2009
This is part of my series on Raising Venture Capital. There’s an old saying that if I’m talking with you and I start the conversation by saying, “whatever you do, DO NOT think about Elephants &# then you can’t help but thinking about elephants while we’re speaking. It’s called “The Elephant in the Room&# and there’s a lot of truth in this adage.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 1, 2009
Last Friday I was on This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis. Lots of great discussions here. Ok, I know it’s an hour-long video, but if you have time in the evening, we had a series of great discussions once you get 6 minutes in or so past the upfront advertisements. Topics include: - Should you raise money at a high price and then just spend it slowly?
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Costa Mesa-based Lumexis , a developer of in-flight entertainment and broadband connectivity systems, announced late Monday that it has scored $15M in a private equity funding from Perseus LLC. According to Lumexis, the financing round also included prior investors PAR Capital Management and Zone Ventures, and includes an option for an additional investment of $7.5M.
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